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WHAT'S NEXT?: Achieving Brexit will dominate the UK's agenda up to and beyond 2020 with uncertainty rife until clear decisions are made on the form of Great Britain's future relationship with the EU and the rest of the world.

• [New] The UK mobile AR retail application segment is projected to be valued at $29,335.5 million by 2035, while the healthcare AR segment in the UK was already valued at $788.41 million in 2025, reflecting diversified AR demand across UK verticals. www.limelightdigital.co.uk
• [New] The UK will fall into recession towards the end of the year as energy costs soar. The Council of Industry
• [New] The UK government has launched two consultations on reforms to the product safety regime, with a strong emphasis on addressing risks arising from digital and AI-enabled technologies. Arnold & Porter
• [New] A new parliamentary inquiry into personalized medicine and AI will examine ongoing challenges and barriers to National Health Service adoption of new technologies, including procurement, digital infrastructure limitations, and system fragmentation. / UK Arnold & Porter
• [New] BYD says it plans 3000 flash-charging stations across Europe within a year, open to any car with a CCS2 plug, starting in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK and the Netherlands. Eleport
• [New] UK banks still lacked access to Anthropic's Mythos model for cyber-risk testing, keeping financial-sector assurance questions unresolved in the United Kingdom. Digital Forensics Magazine
• [New] The UK NCSC assesses that the greatest nation-state-sponsored cyber threats to the UK and its allies continue to emanate from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, with state-aligned actors increasingly blurring into financially motivated cybercrime crews. Swif.ai
• [New] The United Kingdom is now experiencing four nationally significant cyber attacks every week and that the gap between threat volume and national defensive capacity is growing. Swif.ai
• [New] The Labour government wants to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions to 87% below 1990 levels by 2040, which it says will deliver £865bn in economic benefits. Electricity Info
• [New] An 87% reduction in emissions by 2040 is a significant demonstration of UK leadership at a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty and continued fossil fuel price volatility. GOV.UK
• [New] The energy transition presents significant economic opportunities across the UK, driving innovation and economic growth, as well as supporting jobs and skills. GOV.UK
• [New] The sweet spot in conversations Kotch is having in the UK is around 30-100 tons / day, depending on the feedstock source, co-location opportunities, electricity / waste-heat economics, and whether the waste manager, insect technology provider, breeder, and offtake partners can all be aligned. AgFunderNews
• [New] Moving at pace to electrify Britain and deliver clean, homegrown energy will unlock greater energy security, lower bills for good, cleaner air, thousands of good jobs and action on the climate crisis following record British heatwaves. Electricity Info
• [New] Families and businesses will continue to reap the benefits of the clean energy transition in the coming decades, as Britain steps up action to get off the fossil fuel rollercoaster. Electricity Info
• [New] The UK has an opportunity to position itself as a global leader in autonomous mobility by fostering an environment that supports innovation while maintaining public trust. IoT Now News - How to run an IoT enabled business
• [New] UK GDP growth is expected to slow to 0.8% in 2026, down from 1.4% in 2025, as pressures from a new energy price shock push up inflation, weigh on spending and leads to potential further tightening by the Bank of England. KPMG
• [New] Regulators are particularly concerned that current rules disproportionately hit firms heavily engaged in UK lending and are finalising plans to remove barriers that will free up more money for UK households and businesses. Yahoo Finance
• [New] The renewed threat of inflation means the Bank of England is now expected to raise rates at least once in 2026, with mortgage costs staying higher for longer. The Guardian
• [New] Prospects of cuts in UK interest rates in 2026, which were widely expected at the start of the year, were rapidly extinguished when the Iran war started at the end of February. The Guardian
• [New] UK rules are expected to re-align with EU frameworks covering general food law, labelling, hygiene and safety rules, nutrition and health claims, pesticides and biocides. Osborne Clarke
• [New] While in England, farmers hope for a warm May with moderate rainfall, in China farmers look for heavy rain to fill the rice paddies. The Guardian
• [New] 76% of UK employees acknowledge that using unapproved AI tools poses security or data privacy risks, yet nearly half continue to use them in the workplace. theHRDIRECTOR

Last updated: 09 June 2026